# Purchase of Custom Turntable Spindles for Technics SP-10R Turntable Motor - Intent to Sole Source Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/2025lgr0253 - Solicitation number: 2025-LGR-0253 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was July 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT - Department: Library of Congress - Contracting office: Contracts Services (030ADV) - NAICS: 33431 Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing - Product or service code: 5835 Sound Recording and Reproducing Equipment - Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia - County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001 - City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000 - First posted: July 18, 2025 - Last posted: July 18, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f2c5f91a011a474d86c8bae29e530bba/view ## Description **Notice:** This is a Special Notice for commercial products and commercial supplies prepared in accordance with FAR part 6.3 - Other Than Full and Open Competition (Sole Source Justification) and FAR part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with additional information included in the Justification & Approval document. This Special Notice is issued as Intent to Sole Source. The Library of Congress (Library) requires the modification of the newly procured Technics SP-10R turntables to upgrade the motor to enable the use of a removable spindle. This feature is essential for configuring a state-of-the-art commercial-grade turntable tailored to meet the Library's preservation standards. Without a removable spindle, proper disc centering is not achievable. Many of the older discs in the Library’s collection require precise manual positioning on the platter, free of a fixed spindle, to allow for fine alignment using a microscope. This precision is critical to minimizing wow and distortion during playback, ensuring archival-quality results. A removeable spindle is a functional necessity for handling fragile, off-center, or rare discs with the precision required for archival-grade preservation. No other vendor or company, including the motor’s manufacture Technics, offers this spindle modification except for Endpoint Audio Lab. The Library intends to fulfill this requirement by issuing a sole source contract to Endpoint Audio Labs. Any firm that wished to be considered for this requirement and believes this does not meet the sole source criteria must submit a capability statement that demonstrates its ability to meet the requirements. This Special Notice accomplishes the following: Notice of the Library's intent to justify this requirement to as a sole source herein; Publicly posting the approved Justification & Approval document to the public in advance of the contract award rather than after the award. As a result of this, a second posting of the J&A is not required after the award has been made. As a result of this Special Notice, this shall be the only notice issued. A separate award notice shall not be issued, as all public information is being accomplished via this public notice. The following attachments are included in this Special Notice: Statement of Work Document JA - Turntable Modifications_Redacted No further notices shall be pursued at this time in regard to this contracting action. ## Publications - July 18, 2025: Special notice, due July 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice f2c5f91a011a474d86c8bae29e530bba. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f2c5f91a011a474d86c8bae29e530bba/view ## Points of contact - James Robinson, jarobinson@loc.gov - Brenda Kinlay, bkinlay@loc.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/2025lgr0253.